A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (75 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000q1ba. Unique identifier: us7000q1ba. The temblor was reported at 22:18:55 / 10:18 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 152.3306° East, -5.4404° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/05/25 / 2025-05-24 22:18:55 / May 24, 2025 @ 10:18 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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